Once inside the zone, he makes a centering pass to a streaking teammate (defenseman Félicien Du Bois) who scores. NHL, the NHL Shield, the word mark and image of the Stanley Cup and NHL Conference logos are registered trademarks of the National Hockey League. While the draft order and date of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft are still unknowns, we know that the Colorado Avalanche only have four picks in the … However, there is an onus on him to nail the No. Seven of the Avs' eight draft picks hail from Canada, Colorado's most Canadian-born selections since the team moved to Denver and the most since 1994 (also seven).During the first round on Friday, the Avalanche selected defenseman.Byram, 18, spent the 2018-19 season with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League, where he recorded 71 points (26g/45a) in 67 regular-season games. Round 3 – No. He tallied four points (1g/3a) in five games to help Canada capture the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and suited up for Team Canada Red at the 2017 World Hockey Challenge, registering five points (1g/4a) in six outings.With its second selection (16th overall) of the opening round, Colorado drafted forward.Newhook, 18, has spent the last two seasons with the Victoria Grizzlies of the British Columbia Hockey League, where he's produced 168 points (60g/108a) in 98 career regular-season games and 33 points (14g/19a) in 27 total postseason contests. 2020 ... who were taken in consecutive spots in the 2017 NHL draft. While Oct. 6 is fast approaching, there is time for general manager Ken Holland … After Alex Newhook, the Avs don’t have an impact NHL prospect down the middle, so Hirvonen fills a position of need within the organization.Coe’s ceiling is high as he’s already developed an.Baumgartner was one of the steals of the draft, and not just because I chose him. The University of Michigan gets his services next season, where he should compete for the same National Freshman of the Year awards that Alex Newhook won this season.Son of former NHLer, Yanic Perreault, Jacob Perreault is a high-caliber offensive prospect who led Sarnia in 2019-20 with 39 goals, including 15 on the power-play. The final two picks have upside, and at least one should earn his keep in the NHL. GET BREAKING NEWS IN YOUR BROWSER. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. Traded • Andre Burakovsky to Avalanche for • Scott Kosmachuk • 2020 second round pick (?-?) Traded • Carl Soderberg to Coyotes for • Kevin Connauton • 2020 third round pick (?-? He notched nine points (3g/6a) in 12 playoff outings. Colorado Avalanche: Jacob Perreault, C, Sarnia (OHL) Newhook represented his country at the 2019 IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship in Sweden, registering 10 points (5g/5a) in seven tournament contests to tie for the team lead in points.With their second-round pick (47th overall), the Avs selected defenseman,In the third round (73rd overall), Colorado selected forward,With its second selection of the third round (78th overall), the Avalanche drafted forward,Colorado used its fifth-round pick (140th overall) on forward,With its sixth-round pick (171st overall), the Avalanche selected forward,Colorado selected Vancouver Giants (WHL) goaltender.ColoradoAvalanche.com is the official Web site of the Colorado Avalanche. When he looks up to view his options, he sees a couple of things and makes a quick decision that sets up a nice finish. Most recently, an SB Nation,I think Baker has great upside as a defensive defenseman project. He also paced the league in assists and ranked third in goals, earning the Vern Dye Memorial Trophy as the league's most valuable player and BCHL First Team All-Star honors. He’s not quick yet, but he is fast when he gets up to speed. Updated daily with news and features from over 130 writers worldwide. I think that they’ll add a high-ceiling center in the 1st round, like Roni Hirvonen, but Tyson Foerster and maybe even Hendrix Lapierre may still be available at No. Over 2 million monthly readers now come to THW for their hockey fix.© The Hockey Writers 2018. He’s developing as a cerebral player with.Founded in 2009, The Hockey Writers is a premier destination for news and information on everything hockey. To narrow down the field of likely first-round picks, we’ll use the NHL Central Scouting Rank lists and look at Sakic’s draft history.Typically, more North American (NA) skaters are drafted in the first-round than their European compatriots, so I’m skimming NA skaters ranked 1-15 and European skaters 1-10 off the pool of available players that Sakic will likely see at No. The Colorado Avalanche Hockey Club made eight selections at the 2019 NHL Draft held Friday and Saturday at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.Colorado selected five … The second trailing forward pinches in to close on him, but that leaves Du Bois wide open and unchallenged in the slot.By the time his opponents realize how out of position they are, the puck is already in the net. Capitals. Copyright © 1999-2018 Colorado Avalanche Hockey Team, Inc. and the National Hockey League. Newhook won a slew of.With a good balance of promising skaters in the farm system, there isn’t pressure on Sakic to have to fill any level with prospects from this season’s draft. 2020 NHL organizational rankings: No. He’s such an offensive wizard with a nose for the goal that he could be a steal at No.